Flash Briefs 2021

According to a new Thursday poll, Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican rival Rep. Lee Zeldin of Suffolk County by just under two points, 44.5 percent to 42.6 percent. 

In the past week, the overall application activity dropped to its slowest pace since 1997. Demand for mortgage applications plummeted to 14.2 percent, according to the weekly mortgage application survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. 

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the latest ranks of soldiers to reach the front lines in Ukraine were not experienced or trained fighters.  

Democrat legislators in New Jersey are proposing two bills forbidding retail warehouse chains such as Costco Wholesale from limiting gasoline sales to retail club members. 

On Thursday, the current level of risk in global markets was reminiscent of conditions seen in 2007 ahead of the Great Recession, ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned.

Philadelphia hit a citywide record of 1,000 carjackings this year as vehicle theft, and overall crime continue to skyrocket. 

The Republican National Committee says Google is suppressing get-out-the-vote and fundraising emails by sending millions of GOP election emails to users’ Gmail spam folders, with party leadership threatening to explore legal options. 

According to data Friday, inflation in August was more substantial than expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring down prices.

On Monday, two Colorado congressmen introduced the Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act, which would allow schools to utilize leftover COVID-19 relief funds to battle against rising fentanyl overdoses.  

Hurricane Ian, which became a Category 4 storm early Wednesday, is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime mid-week.